In brief: Air carriers try to quash minimum wage increase

Ten air carriers have sued to block a planned rise in the minimum wage for about 3,500 workers at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, saying it would affect their prices and services.

Airlines for America, whose members include American Airlines Group, Delta Air Lines and Federal Express Corp., said in a complaint filed Tuesday in federal court in Seattle that the pay hike is pre-empted by U.S. laws, including the Railway Labor Act, that regulates the employment of airport service providers.

The Port of Seattle Commission in July voted to raise the minimum wage at the airport to $11.22 an hour next year and to $13 in 2017. The state's minimum wage of $9.32 an hour is the highest among the 50 states.

Yahoo acquiringvideo ad service for $640 million

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Yahoo is buying video advertising service BrightRoll for about $640 million in cash, seeking to boost marketing tools amid a turnaround effort by CEO Marissa Mayer.

BrightRoll, which would be one of Yahoo's biggest acquisitions under Mayer, is profitable and should exceed more than $100 million in revenue this year, the Web portal said in a statement. Yahoo expects the deal, which is subject to customary closing conditions, to boost earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization.

While it's hard to say how much Ebola fueled demand, the year-over-year gain helped get the wipes into more households, company executives said in an interview. About half of U.S. homes use Clorox wipes, compared with more than 80 percent for liquid bleach, they said.

Funny or Die considers sale, other options

Funny or Die, the comedy website founded by Will Ferrell, Adam McKay and Chris Henchy, has hired a financial adviser to evaluate options including a possible sale, people with knowledge of the matter said.

The site is working with the investment bank Moelis & Co., which has contacted potential buyers to gauge their interest in a deal, said one of the people, who asked not to be identified because the review is private.

The site, known for shows such as the interview program "Between Two Ferns," joins an expanding roster of Internet video companies using current high valuations to raise money or sell out.

Watch sells for record price in Switzerland

The Patek Philippe Supercomplication pocket watch has sold for $24 million at Sotheby's in Geneva, re-setting the record price for any timepiece sold at auction. It has held the record since 1999, when it last sold at Sotheby's for $11 million.

Hailed as the world's most complicated watch made entirely by hand, the Supercomplication was at the center of a battle between two watch collectors in the 1920s and 1930s. The watch's 24 functions include playing the melody of the Westminster chimes and displaying the night sky over New York's Central Park.